~ A Weed is but an Unloved Flower. ~
---- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
About Me
- JoyceAnn
- Hope you'll join me on my journey , as I go back to the land and try to live a more self ~ sufficient lifestyle. I'm a SAHN ( Stay at Home Nana ), helping my 2 daughters with childcare. I have 4 Grandkids , 3 boys and 1 girl , they bring so much joy to my life. I enjoy art , blogging , cooking , creating , gardening , herbs , hiking , and learning something new each day ...... Here on our little farmette , we have 2 cats (Buddy)and (Mojo) , 1 dog (Shadow) , 4 Guinea Fowl and 8 Keets , 6 hens and 2 roosters. I'm in the process of trying to live a simple , creative , green life and leave a better world for my children and grandchildren.
* My Favorite Herbal Blogs *
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IDC2020 - Week 44 years ago
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Herbal Cream for Damaged Skin11 years ago
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The Apothecary's Apprentice: Meet Kizzi11 years ago
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Tea Around Town, NYC2 weeks ago
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How to Make Chive Vinegar3 months ago
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Putting Off Today4 months ago
Dandy Dandelion Jelly
Honeysuckle / Mullein Cough Syrup
Plantain Salve and Raw Beeswax
Wild Violet Jelly
6 comments:
I like that quote!
Have you harvested your
Stevia yet? How about
Elderberries?
I am debating about picking
the Elderberries around here.
I was going to use some black
berries down the street but not
far in one of the other batches
from it it look as if they had
sprayed them. They are not far
from the Elderberries. I do not
know if that will effect them or
not.
They didn't spray the blackberries
that were by the water filter system. Just a little bit down the road. Can not remember how far you
have to pick from a sprayed area.
God Bless You and Yours!!!
Hi Flassie ~ I have harvested some of my stevia , but I haven't been satisfied with the results. I tried to extract the sweetness in a water infusion , but it wasn't very sweet. I haven't tried the crushed leaves yet.
We're going through a drought and when I checked on the elderberries , they had dried up or the birds got to them first , so I won't be harvesting elderberries this year (sigh). I was looking forward to having elderberry syrup on hand for the flu season , guess I'll rely on garlic , lemon and honey to get me through the season.
I'm not sure about harvesting in areas that have been sprayed or how far away it would be safe to harvest , maybe you can google and find out.
~ Herbal Blessings ~
JoyceAnn
I'll Google That
Thanks for the tips!!
God Bless You and Yours!!!
Hi Flassie ~ Please let me know if you find out , it may be helpful in the future.
~ Blessings ~
I posted a blog entry
on July 16th 2009 of
a website about Stevia,
if you'd like to check
it out. Title is Sweeter
than Sugar. I think it is
on second page at the
moment.
Computer isn't fixed yet.
Have some problems with
the internet on laptop.
God Bless You and Yours!!!
Hi Flassie ~ I read your post about the stevia. My stevia died due to the drought , I was so busy with tomatoes , I neglected to water it. I do have some stevia dried , but need to crush it.
Hope you get your computer fixed soon.
~ Blessings ~
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